Hugh Akston wrote:Any recommendations for a to-do app for iOS? Ideal features are multiple lists and push reminders. Timers are a bonus. Syncing and cloud bullshit doesn't matter because I'm not going to do that, and if it keeps bugging me to do it I'm going to delete the app.

I currently use ToDo 6, which is a little more feature and context heavy than I really need. And since it has taken to nagging me about paying $5 to upgrade to ToDo 8, I might as well take the opportunity to shop around.

Hugh Akston wrote:Any recommendations for a to-do app for iOS? Ideal features are multiple lists and push reminders. Timers are a bonus. Syncing and cloud bullshit doesn't matter because I'm not going to do that, and if it keeps bugging me to do it I'm going to delete the app.

I currently use ToDo 6, which is a little more feature and context heavy than I really need. And since it has taken to nagging me about paying $5 to upgrade to ToDo 8, I might as well take the opportunity to shop around.

I like Wunderlist.

Yeah Wunderlist kinda strikes me as the archetype of the model where they give you the app free to get you to sign up for an account. In fact I think I tried to install it once a while ago on Lifehacker's recommendation and it wouldn't let me past the intro screen because I wouldn't enter my account info.

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Hugh Akston wrote:Any recommendations for a to-do app for iOS? Ideal features are multiple lists and push reminders. Timers are a bonus. Syncing and cloud bullshit doesn't matter because I'm not going to do that, and if it keeps bugging me to do it I'm going to delete the app.

I currently use ToDo 6, which is a little more feature and context heavy than I really need. And since it has taken to nagging me about paying $5 to upgrade to ToDo 8, I might as well take the opportunity to shop around.

I like Wunderlist.

Yeah Wunderlist kinda strikes me as the archetype of the model where they give you the app free to get you to sign up for an account. In fact I think I tried to install it once a while ago on Lifehacker's recommendation and it wouldn't let me past the intro screen because I wouldn't enter my account info.

Yeah I get you. If it matters at all, they're literally never emailed me.

Hugh Akston wrote:Any recommendations for a to-do app for iOS? Ideal features are multiple lists and push reminders. Timers are a bonus. Syncing and cloud bullshit doesn't matter because I'm not going to do that, and if it keeps bugging me to do it I'm going to delete the app.

I currently use ToDo 6, which is a little more feature and context heavy than I really need. And since it has taken to nagging me about paying $5 to upgrade to ToDo 8, I might as well take the opportunity to shop around.

I like Wunderlist.

Yeah Wunderlist kinda strikes me as the archetype of the model where they give you the app free to get you to sign up for an account. In fact I think I tried to install it once a while ago on Lifehacker's recommendation and it wouldn't let me past the intro screen because I wouldn't enter my account info.

Yeah I get you. If it matters at all, they're literally never emailed me.

That's not what matters. I'm not going to sign up for an account because syncing across devices is not a function I need, and I don't multiply online accounts beyond necessity. I'd rather pay $5-10 for a well-made minimalist app.

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"Inexplicably cockfighting monsters that live in your pants" ~Jadagul

I am emphatically not looking for audio files to add to my library. I don't want to wreck my flow with some rain sounds or whatever on my way home. I switched to a dedicated podcast app for a similar reason.

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"Inexplicably cockfighting monsters that live in your pants" ~Jadagul

Hugh Akston wrote:I am emphatically not looking for audio files to add to my library. I don't want to wreck my flow with some rain sounds or whatever on my way home. I switched to a dedicated podcast app for a similar reason.

smdh someone isn't making full use of metadata

jk that is a fool's game (aka my game) with itunes because they will fuck you over and over again with ux changes

Hugh Akston wrote:I am emphatically not looking for audio files to add to my library. I don't want to wreck my flow with some rain sounds or whatever on my way home. I switched to a dedicated podcast app for a similar reason.

smdh someone isn't making full use of metadata

jk that is a fool's game (aka my game) with itunes because they will fuck you over and over again with ux changes

It's not even about iTunes (although that is true). Sonos DGAF about metadata when it decides to add Econtalk to a random shuffle.

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dhex wrote:I am still a little baffled that people let a computer pick their playlist instead of carefully curating every second.

You are? I really like when someone else curates the playlist, provided I respect their taste in music. If I put it together myself, I already know what's on it and that takes half the enjoyment out of listening to it. Shuffle helps but it's not as good as total surprise. Especially if I get introduced to something wonderful. That said, the list of people I trust to curate my music is very short.

dhex wrote:I am still a little baffled that people let a computer pick their playlist instead of carefully curating every second.

That takes work, and when I'm not listening to just listen, I'm doing it while I'm working. Then I want a particular mood, but I don't want to have to think too hard about it. Pandora has been pretty good for that. When I have an example tune and want "stuff like this" it's pretty good at getting stuff like that. So I have one based on Weather Report's D-Flat Waltz, another based on Dea5maus, and another based on Camel. Then I have one for FB faves, which is basically mainstream prog, but I don't tend to listen to that one much.

Otherwise I'll listen to my own collection but even then I have limits on how many times it can have played a tune for me to hear it, so I don't start to hate my music.

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naw i mean everyone has their own method of jawns. i find the rando selecto thing too jarring. on the odd times i want some rando selecto, i can always tune into some college radio station. it doesn't happen often because 75% of the time lcd soundsystem is involved and fuck that guy.

I used to be exclusively album-based listening. Now I'm basically never. Mostly it's because I don't really get the chance to put things on the nice sound system and just listen. It's pretty much while I'm doing other things.

Hindu is the cricket of religions. You can observe it for years, you can have enthusiasts try to explain it to you, and it's still baffling. - Warren

I still listen to albums occasionally, but I'm often trawling for artists I might like.

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I ended up going with an app called Rain Rain. Lot of good sounds on the free DL, you can mix different sounds, and importantly it will continue to play even when you're in another app. Plus they're always adding new sounds that you can buy. I get goosebumps listening to the thunderclaps on my good headphones, so it seems to be pretty good so far.

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"Inexplicably cockfighting monsters that live in your pants" ~Jadagul